mostly-history

Egyptian sword (early 18th Dynasty, c. 1550 – 1458 BC).  Made of copper alloy, 52cm long.

This sword was found at El-Assasif, a necropolis on Thebes’ West Bank.  It was either on or beside an inner coffin.

egypt-museum

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550-1292 BC. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.